Connect with Yorkshire’s top entrepreneurs and businesspeople

SIX of Yorkshire’s biggest entrepreneurs and business leaders will be sharing the limelight to discuss their rise to the top at Connect Gazelles Summit 2015.

Philip Meeson, chairman of Jet2.com and Peter Roberts, executive chairman of Pure Gym will be the main speakers at the event.

A panel Q&A will see Anthony Ullmann, managing director of textiles firm Autofil, Julie Kenny CBE DL, chief executive of security equipment firm Pyronix, Jonathan Thornton, former chief executive of Thornton & Ross and Mark Bowers, chief executive of Redfern Travel answering audience questions.

200 business owners are expected to attend the event at Tankersley Manor in Barnsley.

Business owners, managing directors and chief executives of companies with revenues of over £250,000 are being invited to the event to do some intelligence-gathering and get inspired by these top businesspeople.

Connect Gazelles counts 65 of Yorkshire’s most successful businesspeople as its Entrepreneurs in Residence, including James Lambert, Deirdre Bounds, Barry Dodd, Chris Rea and Matthew Penny among many others.

Nick Butler, chief executive of Connect Gazelles said: “The Connect Gazelles’ mission is to help Yorkshire companies grow and create jobs and wealth in Yorkshire.

“Where else, during the course of a morning, can you learn from 6 of Yorkshire’s most successful entrepreneurs. I encourage you to attend our Annual Summit on 15th October.”

Connect Gazelles is a not-for-profit entrepreneurs organisation, bringing emerging and experienced businesspeople together to share experiences and learn how to develop fast-growing and ambitious companies.

The event will be held at Tankersley Manor in Barnsley on October 15 from 9.00am to 2.00pm.

Tickets cost £50 + VAT for members of the Connect Gazelles and £75 + VAT for non-members, to register click HERE .